Means for operating churns.



No. 660.516. Patented Oct. 23, I900.

W. H. LE SUEB G. F. R. BASSETT. MEANS FOR OPERATING GHUBNS.

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U N TED STATES PATENT omen! \VILLIAM ll. LE SUER AND FRED R. BASSETT, OhPAW PAT/V, MICHIGAN.

MEANS FOR OPERATING CHURNS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 660,516, dated OctoberB, 1900.

Application filed April 2, 1900. Serial No. 11,223. (N0 mode/L) T0 ctZZwhom, it may concern.-

Be it known that we, WILLIAM H. LE S ER and FRED R. BASSETT, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Paw Paw, in the county of Van Buren andState of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Means for OperatingChorus, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in motors, and more particularlyto improvements in hand-motors which are adapted for use in actuatingrevolving barrel or box churns, although the motor itself is adapted foruse in various connect-ions not necessary to enumerate here,

One object of our invention is to provide a motor of the class describedin which the power is delivered to a crank effectively in all positions.

It is also an object to provide a simple and efficient motor which canbe manufactured at a reasonable cost for use as a light motor generally.

Further objects will appear in the detailed description to follow.

We accomplish the objects of our invention by the devices and meansdescribed in this specification.

The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claim.

A structure or mechanism embodying the features of ourinvention asapplied to a churn is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a hand-operating lever-toggle and connections constitutingthe main parts of our improved motor, no supporting-fraineworkbeingillustrated. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of our motor applied to arevolving barrel or box churn. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of thestructure appearing in Fig. 2, illustrating the relation of the parts.

In the drawings similar letters of reference refer to similar partsthroughout the several views.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings, A A are suitablestandards at each side, carried on a suitable base, the base in thisinstance being made up of side pieces B B, connected together by bracesor rods G O C. The upper ends of these standards A are provided withbearings for the trunnions E F on the side of the barrel D, the trunnionF being provided with a crank F, which is either formed integral orsuitably attached thereto. A lever G is pivoted to the base at H and isarranged vertically and extends to a convenient height for operating themotor. A toggle made up of links M N is connected to the handle of thecrank F at one end and to the pivot O on the base or frame at theopposite end. Connected to the arms or links of this toggle,intermediate to their ends, are shorter links K K, the same beingpivoted thereto at (Z and pivoted to each other at L, these partsforming sides of a quadrangle the opposite sides of which are preferablyequal. A pitman I has a pivotal connection at J to the lever G and isalso secured to the pivot L between the links K K. As these parts lastenumerated are all pivotally connected together, it will be observedthat by moving the lever back and forth the motion of the same will beimparted through the pitman I to the toggle M N by the connecting-linksK K.

This motor is especially well adapted for use as a churn-motor onaccount of the perfect control which the operator has of the barrel orbox of the churn, it being desirable to rotate the churn comparativelyslowly in order that the contents of the churn may move freely within, atoo-rapid motion having the effect of causing centrifugal action, whichin a measure prevents any motion of the cream at all. The motor,however, is especially practical for any light work, and there are manyuses to which it can be applied, which We will not here attempt toenumerate, as we desire to particularly claim the motor in connectionwith a barrel-churn at this time, drawing a specific claim to thatcombination. We dosire to remark in this connection that a lever orother connection can be made to a toggle direct Without anyinterveninglinks K K; but that structure would not be so eifective asthe structure embracing the links K K, which socure an additionaladvantage.

Having thus described our invention, What we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a suitable base with standards A, A, to each sidethereof; a barrel or box with trunnions resting in suitable hearings onsaid standards, one of the said stantially as described,f0rthepurposespeci trnnnions being provided with a crank; a tog- "lied. gleconsisting of links M, N, one end of which is connected to said crank,and the opposite 5 end pivoted to the frame; an actuating-lever WILLIAMH. LE SUER. FRED RxBASSETT.

G; a pitman therefrom; and links K, K, eon- Witnesses: neeting the endof the pitman pivotally to the M. ZINA WATERS, links M, N, of thetoggle, all coacting sub- J. G. BUCK.

